Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of creative tourism in Portugal
This paper presents an indicator system for evaluating Creative Tourism activities developed in four regions of Portugal through CREATOUR’s pilot projects. It is a quantitative study based on primary and secondary sources. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the efficiency of those...
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| description | This paper presents an indicator system for evaluating Creative Tourism activities developed in four regions of Portugal through CREATOUR’s pilot projects. It is a quantitative study based on primary and secondary sources. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the efficiency of those projects as decision-making units (DMUs). Data analysis was performed using Excel and EMS software. The results show that the overall level of tourism efficiency is relatively high, and most pilots in each region have full efficiency. However, there is still room for improvement in some of them. Based on the results of this study, Portuguese creative tourism professionals need to pay more attention to social capital and job creation as the factors that have the greatest impact on improving efficiency. This is the first study to assess the effectiveness of a pilot project in creative tourism. Therefore, the results of this study can pave the way for implementing Creative Tourism projects in other parts of the world. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c52a02f4de9471098a7e7165ec82b092025-01-08T13:30:22ZengUniversity of the Algarve - ESGHT - CIEOTourism & Management Studies2182-84662023-10-011946171Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of creative tourism in Portugal Mansour Ghanian 0Paula Remoaldo 1Agricultural Sciences @ Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Iran Heritage and Territory Laboratory – Lab2PT. Department of Geography. University of Minho, Portugal This paper presents an indicator system for evaluating Creative Tourism activities developed in four regions of Portugal through CREATOUR’s pilot projects. It is a quantitative study based on primary and secondary sources. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the efficiency of those projects as decision-making units (DMUs). Data analysis was performed using Excel and EMS software. The results show that the overall level of tourism efficiency is relatively high, and most pilots in each region have full efficiency. However, there is still room for improvement in some of them. Based on the results of this study, Portuguese creative tourism professionals need to pay more attention to social capital and job creation as the factors that have the greatest impact on improving efficiency. This is the first study to assess the effectiveness of a pilot project in creative tourism. Therefore, the results of this study can pave the way for implementing Creative Tourism projects in other parts of the world. https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1791deacreative tourismefficiencytourism |
| spellingShingle | Mansour Ghanian Paula Remoaldo Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of creative tourism in Portugal Tourism & Management Studies dea creative tourism efficiency tourism |
| title | Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of creative tourism in Portugal |
| title_full | Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of creative tourism in Portugal |
| title_fullStr | Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of creative tourism in Portugal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of creative tourism in Portugal |
| title_short | Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of creative tourism in Portugal |
| title_sort | using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of creative tourism in portugal |
| topic | dea creative tourism efficiency tourism |
| url | https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1791 |
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